India, China End Standoff in Himalayan Border Area

India and China dialed down tensions over their disputed Himalayan border, paving the way for top-level visits between the two Asian nations later this month.

India in mid-April said Chinese troops had put up tents 19 kilometers, or about 12 miles, inside India's territory in the remote Himalayan area of Ladakh, where Chinese troops Sunday held a banner reading: 'You've crossed the border, please go back,' above. China, which won a...